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Innsbruck Tramway
The Innsbruck tram network is currently organised over six routes (numbered 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and STB) and has a total length of . Electrification of the service dates back to 1905, which was rather late by comparison to cities of similar size elsewhere in Austria. The Stubai Valley Railway (or Stubaitalbahn), which shares the Metre gauge railway, one-meter gauge of the city's tram system, currently is also served by trams and shares some of the city centre tramlines: it uses the same tracks as tram routes 1 and 3 between its former terminus station (known until 1983 as the Innsbruck Stubaital station, Stubaitalbahnhof) and Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Innsbruck's main railway station. The Innsbruck tram network is operated by the :de:Innsbrucker Verkehrsbetriebe und Stubaitalbahn, Innsbrucker Verkehrsbetriebe und Stubaitalbahn company. History 1905–08 The first tramline opened for public service on 15 July 1905. It was in effect an extension of the service provided by the existing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombardier Flexity Outlook
The Bombardier Flexity Outlook is a series of low-floored trams of the multi-articulated type, manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. Part of the larger Bombardier Flexity product line (many of which are not low-floor), Flexity Outlook vehicles are modular in design and commonly used throughout Europe. Types Bombardier markets two types or families of designs as "Flexity Outlook". Eurotram The Eurotram was a design of electric tramcars designed by for use on the network of the '' Compagnie de Transports Strasbourgeois'' (CTS). It is initially contracted to Socimi and ABB. After Socimi went bankrupt, the order for Eurotrams was completed by ABB Group. Later models were manufactured under successor companies Adtranz and Bombardier Inc. Bombardier began to market this type as Flexity Outlook (E), when they made them until 2004. Cityrunner The more common Cityrunner, which has a more traditional tram design, is used by several cities in Austria (in Innsbruck, Linz an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungerburgbahn
The Hungerburgbahn is a hybrid funicular railway in Innsbruck, Austria, connecting the city district of Hungerburg with the city centre. The current line opened on 1 December 2007, replacing a previous alignment that operated from 1906 to 2005. The new Hungerburgbahn is one of the landmarks of the city, with stations designed by Zaha Hadid, and built by Leitner AG. Current Line The new Hungerburgbahn was put into operation in December 2007, after two years of construction. The renowned architect Zaha Hadid, who had already planned the Bergisel ski jump in Innsbruck, won an open competition to design the stations for the line. The project was financed and implemented as a public private partnership between the city of Innsbruck, STRABAG and Leitner AG. The company will operate the train for a limited time, after which the infrastructure and operations return to the municipality. The new Hungerburgbahn is unusual for a funicular in that, although it does not reach the maximum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overhead Wires
An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, electric multiple units, trolleybuses or trams. The generic term used by the International Union of Railways for the technology is ''overhead line''. It is known variously as overhead catenary, overhead contact line (OCL), overhead contact system (OCS), overhead equipment (OHE), overhead line equipment (OLE or OHLE), overhead lines (OHL), overhead wiring (OHW), traction wire, and trolley wire. An overhead line consists of one or more wires (or rails, particularly in tunnels) situated over rail tracks, raised to a high electrical potential by connection to feeder stations at regularly spaced intervals along the track. The feeder stations are usually fed from a high-voltage electrical grid. Overview Electric trains that collect their current from overhead lines use a device such as a pantograph, bow collector or trolley pole. It presses against the undersi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Current Collector
A current collector (often called a "pickup") is a device used in trolleybuses, trams, electric locomotives and EMUs to carry electric power ( current) from overhead lines, electric third rails, or ground-level power supplies to the electrical equipment of the vehicles. Those for overhead wires are roof-mounted devices, those for rails are mounted on the bogies. Typically, electric current connectors have one or more spring-loaded arms that press a collector or contact shoe against the rail or overhead wire. As the vehicle moves, the contact shoe slides along the wire or rail to draw the electricity needed to run the vehicle's motor. The current collector arms are electrically conductive but mounted insulated on the vehicle's roof, side or base. An insulated cable connects the collector with the switch, transformer or motor. The steel rails of the tracks act as the electrical return. Pantographs and poles Electric vehicles that collect their current from an overhead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hall In Tirol
Hall in Tirol is a town in the Innsbruck-Land district of Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria. Located at an altitude of 574 m, about 5 km (3 mi) east of the state's capital Innsbruck in the Inn (river), Inn valley, it has a population of 14,771 (Dec 2023). History Hall in the County of Tyrol was first mentioned as a ''salina'' (saltern) near Thaur castle in a 1232 deed. The current name dates back to 1256, and similarly to Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Halle, Hallein, Schwäbisch Hall or Hallstatt is derived from the Celtic languages, Celtic word for salt. Since the 13th century, the salt mine at Absam in the Hall Valley north of the town formed the main industry of the town and its surroundings. The first adit was laid out in 1272 at the behest of Count Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia, Meinhard II of Tyrol, with the brine channeled by a 10 km (6 mi) long pipeline to the evaporation pond at Hall. The importance of the salt industry, which exported goods as far as Switzerland, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narrow Gauge World
Narrow may refer to: * The Narrow, rock band from South Africa * Narrow banking, proposed banking system that would eliminate bank runs and the need for a deposit insurance * Narrow-gauge railway, a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the 4 ft 8½ in of standard gauge railways * Narrow vs wide format, a style of displaying tabular data * Narrowboat or narrow boat, a boat of a distinctive design made to fit the narrow canals of Great Britain * ''Narrow'' (album), a 2012 album by Austrian musical project Soap&Skin * "Narrow", a song by Mayday Parade from ''Black Lines'' See also * Narro (other) * Narrows (other) * The Narrows (other) The Narrows is a strait in New York City separating Brooklyn and Staten Island. The Narrows may also refer to: Places Antarctica * The Narrows (Antarctica), a strait Australia * The Narrows (Victoria), a strait of the Western Port Bay between t ... * Narrowing (other) * * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof (German language, German, 'Innsbruck Main Station' or 'Innsbruck Central Station') is the main railway station in Innsbruck, the capital city of the Austrian States of Austria, federal state of State of Tyrol, Tyrol. Opened in 1853, the station is a major hub for western and central Austria. In 2019, it was the 8th-busiest station in the country, and the 2nd-busiest outside of Vienna after only Linz Hauptbahnhof, with 315 train movements and 38,500 passengers daily. The station is owned and operated by ÖBB. It forms the junction of the Arlberg railway, Arlberg Railway to Bregenz, Brenner railway, Brenner Railway to Italy, Mittenwald Railway to Germany's region of Ällgau, Stubaitalbahn and the main east–west artery Lower Inn Valley Railway. Location Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof is located at Südtiroler Platz. It is at the southeastern side of the city centre and a 10-minute walk away. History The planning of a railway line in the region of Tyrol began in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
